Will

Will graduated from the University in Summer 2015. Hi! I'm Will, and I'm a Chemistry student in my third year. I love that Chemistry tries to explain how the world works. That, and it's the only subject that involves Bunsen Burners. Away from university, I really enjoy cooking, taking photos, and watching live comedy. I'm also taking a French evening class, and am the President of the Navigators Christian Society.

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Leaving

Posted by Will in Chemistry on June 30, 2015

Okay hi, So this is the last time I get to write a post on this page. It’s a really weird feeling really, like another one of those ‘this is the last time this will ever happen’ moments that seem to be popular at the moment. It’s funny really though, because where leaving college to […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Graduating

A Stage of In Between

Posted by Will in Chemistry on March 29, 2015

Okay hi, So it’s the Easter holidays. It kind of feels like university is done really. My dissertation is finished and handed in, my viva (a spoken exam about my research project) is done, and all but a few lectures are finished. All I have left of my degree is some exams in May and […]

Posted in Career, Exams, Future, Holiday | Tagged Growing up, Holidays, job hunting, Work

I’m a Proper Student

Posted by Will in Chemistry on February 11, 2015

Okay hi So my new timetable is great. Because I don’t have labs this term, and instead have the joys of writing up my dissertation, I don’t have to go into uni on Mondays or Tuesdays. When I first saw this, I started to think about how great a 4 day weekend would be. So […]

Posted in Dissertation, Studying | Tagged Dissertation

Lost Skills

Posted by Will in Chemistry on November 30, 2014

Okay hi, So as I’ve previously mentioned, I’m doing a research project at the moment. However, accompanying that, I also have to write a dissertation based upon the findings of this project. As someone who hasn’t really written essays for the last 3 years, this is in itself quite a challenge. We’ve done lab reports […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dissertation, Work

Outreach

Posted by Will in Chemistry on November 24, 2014

Okay hi, So our department recently received a grant to work on outreach work. Since part of my final year project is outreach, this is really good for us. We have been working with local schools to run experiments in the classrooms for the classes of children, to see what studying science subjects in higher […]

Posted in Dissertation, Work | Tagged Work

First-time Research

Posted by Will in Chemistry on October 26, 2014

Okay hi, So since I am in the final year of my BSc, I have to embark upon a research style project this year. These are done in small groups of 3 students, each one of which is linked to an academic supervisor. Although each one begins with an initial title, you have a bit […]

Posted in Dissertation, Studying | Tagged Work

City Living

Posted by Will in Chemistry on September 9, 2014

Okay hi So I’ve just got all moved into my house for this year (I did finally find one). This year I’m living a lot closer to the city centre than I have done before, in Leicester or in any other city. And I have a few observations to make about the differences between here […]

Posted in City | Tagged Accomodation, Housing

Results Reactions

Posted by Will in Chemistry on August 13, 2014

Okay hi, So there are plenty of blog posts on this page at the moment all about A level results day. But while most of them seem to be about preparation (at least, from quickly skimming through them) for the day itself, I have a quick bit of advice for just as you get results. […]

Posted in Exams | Tagged Results

Houses

Posted by Will in Chemistry on August 6, 2014

Okay hi, So I haven’t got a house to live in next year. Yeah, I know, talk about leaving it to the last minute. Before I came to university, my cousins (who are older than me and who have both finished university) took me for a drink to kind of give me a pre-match team-talk […]